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Everywhere so far

Looking down at the madness of the markets of Old Delhi

Houses roll over each other on the hill side

This was the last place I could take photos, just as we were about to enter the monastery

The front facade of the Jama Masjid, standing in the elevated courtyard used for prayer

Manjinder making some delicious chapati

Keep going up, and up, and….

Eliza, Amin’s yound daughter

The village of Rama

The view from our guest house. Mon Peak of the Dhalaudhars

…continue and continue…

Looking out at Dal Lake from where the wetlands end and the water spreads uninterrupted in all directions

The massive walls of the Red Fort…

My view from the grandstands

The Wadi Rum stretched seemingly forever in any direction

I love this shot of a couple boys hanging out on top of the Roman Amphitheater

One of the small classes at Greenway

Fading light

The entrance to Gyuto Monastery in Dharamshala

Sunset after the rainstorm in McLeod Ganj

First ever Tuk- tuk (or Rikshaw) ride

Niki, the ball- stealing lovable lab

…This is the shot most people have to settle for

Shikaras bobbing across the placid water

A beautiful vantage point. My safari group is below for perspective

The interior of our houseboat. Amanda and I couldn’t believe the deal we received. Look at the rugs, the ceiling, the furniture. Somehow we had this boat all to ourselves for two days.

Spirit of the Sikh soldier, by my grandfather Sukhdev Dail (Sukhi) and his brother Jagmohan (Uncle Ji)

Heart of Laxmanjulah

A row of old house boats permanently moored

Communist buildings in Bishkek

Samy. He said he would only let me take a picture of him if I let him wear my glasses for it. Deal. And as a parting gift he gave me a necklace he had made.

Monu (in the cap) and Uncle Ji (on the right) talking with the farm hands

One of the many patch jobs my bike has received. This one is from my Chuar Chra neighborhood mechanic, Dilzin, helping me attach my new clutch.

Normal foot traffic on the bridge. Pretty soon here I’m going to have to blog about the cows of India

Crazy Himalayan roads

Laxmanjulah Bridge

I had a big and very loving host family in Bo

Returning the flag of India to the Border Security Guard’s office

I also had the pleasure of being in Jerusalem during election day; Herzog versus Netanyahu

The center of Old Delhi

The only photo I took. Without any description it’s hard to tell anything at all is happening

Amanda enjoying the sunset

Paddling into town

McLeod Ganj

Front entrance to the massive Lal Qila, or Red Fort

Thousands come every day to watch the border between India and Pakistan close

Grandstands at the Wagah- Attari Border

Shikaras sitting still as a motorboat passes them

Looking out from Amin’s cafe

The Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount

The Treasury of Al Khazneh from above

The Taj Mahal as it first appears through the entry gate

I even got a picture and short article in the local paper

The Golden Temple

Bridge over the Ganges in Laxmanjulah, the power of the river is very deceptive

Our view from the 9,500ft (or 2,850meter) summit of Triund plateau

This is the shot everyone wants….

On the Mount of the Olives overlooking Jerusalem

Checking out the local market in Hauz Kaus

The Greyhound in full sprint

Practicing my “J”

The swap meet in the center of the city where all motorcycle sales, purchases, and maintenance happens

He totally stole somebody’s banana

There she is

The entire faculty and student body of Greenway kindergarten

The Corinthian Tomb

The 16,000ft snowcaps of the Tian Shan mountains just south of the capital city of Bishkek, at only 2,000ft

The Weeping Wall

Amanda in front of the water fall

paddling in towards one of the produce markets

A wild camel scurrying away

The Monastery

The Royal Tombs in the morning light

The weather was slowly turning against us

Coming through the canyon to catch a first glimpse of the Treasury

Punam in front of her Greenway Public Kindergarten

The view from our boat’s porch

Jama Masjid from the side, showing its central dome and minarets

Ancient ruins atop the Amman citadel

“The Archer” by Sukhdev Dail

Left to right, Sombrit, Manjinder, Baraj, and Monu

Anything that makes it easier to get a view like this is sure to be a lifelong passion

The lowering of both Pakistan and India’s flags

Uncle Ji below a picture of himself taken at my aunt’s wedding in the early 80’s

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